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Description: | unbound volume; binding in 11/E/12 s. in plate b.c. "R. Nanteuil Faciebat ad vivum."; inscr. in plate b.c "MESre. HVGVES. / DE LIONNE / Marquis de Berni, Seigneur de Fresne, / Concr. du Roy ordre. en fe Conls. Commandr. Prevost, / Grand Me. des Ceremonies des Ordres de sa Majeste."; inscr. within plate mark hand-written b.c. "28."; inscr. in brown ink on supporting sheet b. c. "30."; inscr. hand-written in brown ink on supporting sheet t. c. "No. 30. [underlined]" CRE NANTEUIL, Robert; (French; 1623-1678) Part of William Hunter's original bequest, this is one of two volumes containing 216 engraved portraits by or after Robert Nanteuil. Head of the great school of 17th century French portrait engraving, his skill and reputation were unequalled. His sitters were distinguished figures of Louis XIV's court, mainly royalty, statesmen, military and church leaders.
Celebrated for its faithfulness to Nature and the simplicity of his designs , Nanteuil's work appealed equally to art lovers and to those fascinated by the achievements of 17th century France. Hunter's volumes are a rare surviving example of a comprehensive early 18th century collection of Nanteuil's work. Hugues de Lionne, Marquis de Berny, born into a minor noble French family, entered politics at a young age. Advisor to Cardinal Mazarin on foreign affairs he was involved with arranging the marriage of Louis XIV and the daughter of the Spanish king Philip IV which ended the 24 year war with Spain. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | PORTRAIT : HUNTER VOLUME : SASH : WHITE COLLAR : POLITICIAN : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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